DATE: March 1, 2019 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating an apparent suicide that occurred on Feb. 28 at the Charles County Detention Center. At approximately 8:28 p.m., corrections officers making routine checks observed a male inmate hanging from a bed sheet in a cell. They immediately entered the single-occupancy cell and [...]
The CCSO Community Services Section has published the latest edition of its Watch Works newsletter. Watch Works is a publication of the Charles County Crime Watch Program and has important safety information. The CCSO encourages readers to share the information with family and friends. Watch Works March 2019
DATE: February 5, 2019 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Charles County, Maryland…Funeral arrangements for Cpl. Patrick “P.J.” Mann, a Charles County Sheriff’s officer assigned to the School Resource Unit who died on January 24, are as follows: Viewing: Friday, February 8 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Ebenezer AME Church 7707 Allentown Road Fort Washington, [...]
The CCSO Community Services Section has published the latest edition of its Watch Works newsletter. Watch Works is a publication of the Charles County Crime Watch Program and has important safety information. The CCSO encourages readers to share the information with family and friends. Watch Works February 2019
DATE: January 25, 2019 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Statement Regarding Death Investigation of Off-Duty Charles County Sheriff’s Officer: Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is deeply saddened to announce the untimely death of Corporal Patrick "P.J." Mann, a school resource officer assigned to St. Charles High School in Waldorf. Cpl. Mann was found [...]
DATE: January 17, 2019 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Cold Case Solved - Detectives Identify Suspect in 1993 Rape Case Fingerprint Analysis, DNA and Continued Investigation Led to Arrest Detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and Forensic Science Unit have identified the suspect in a sexual assault that occurred in [...]
Charles County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes Four New Correctional Officers Four Charles County Candidates Graduate from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy Corrections Entrance Level Training Program Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (SMCJA) celebrated the graduation of 11 correctional officers – four from Charles County – from the Corrections Entrance [...]
DATE: January 9, 2019 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On January 9, Nadia Mourtaj, 21, of Waldorf was pronounced deceased as a result of injuries she sustained in a car crash that occurred on December 31. Nadia was driving a passenger car northbound on St. Charles Parkway near Gateway Plaza in Waldorf when she [...]
DATE: January 6, 2019 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 UPDATE JANUARY 9: Ms. Hartsock was located safe and unharmed. On Saturday, January 5, at 6:44 p.m., officers responded to the 2200 block of Bridle Path Drive in Waldorf for the report of a missing person. Regina Lou Hartsock, 54, was reported missing by her [...]
DATE: January 4, 2019 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On January 3 at 4:22 p.m., officers responded to the area of Bannister Circle and Bryan Court in Waldorf for the report of suspicious activity. A witness told officers he was inside his vehicle at the corner of Bannister Circle and Bryan Court when he [...]